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Ask Dr. Sanjay Gupta to call on the FDA to end the ban

As the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, our nation looks to you for the truth regarding medical advancement and equality. We urge you to speak out and ask the Food and Drug Administration to remove the policy that bans gay and bisexual men from donating blood.

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Banned4Life

This petition closed over 1 year ago

How this will help

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, and his voice is well respected throughout the medical community.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, and his voice is well respected throughout the medical community.

With a specialized knowledge of HIV/AIDS and an awareness of the blood shortages in the US, Gupta must recognize that lifting the gay blood ban would not only help to save lives, but would also put an end to a discriminatory policy.

The American Red Cross, the American Association of Blood Banks, and America's Blood Centers, have all spoken out against the blood ban, but their recommendations have not been recognized.